The $17,000 Mistake He Didn’t See Coming - A Bookkeeper's Tale

Logan thought everything was going fine, until we found a $17,000 mistake.

He owned a small but growing video production company. He didn’t have a bookkeeper. He had spreadsheets. A Stripe account. A credit card. Cash flow seemed fine. He wasn’t behind on bills, so he assumed everything was working.

He only hired me to do his bookkeeping because he was tired of doing them. He thought everything was just fine.

Three weeks into cleaning up his books, I found it:
One invoice entered twice. A single error, copied over for three months.
It made his revenue look $17,000 higher than it was.

He was planning his next hire, increasing his ad spend, and thinking about moving into a bigger studio with the increased revenue...all based on cash flow that wasn't actually there. He was so bummed and had to put a pause on everything.

We cleaned it up, rebuilt his financial dashboard, and walked him through a cash flow forecast that told his real story cash flow story. Logan didn’t love the reality, but he loved having clarity. And now, he looks in QuickBooks anytime he wants to see how his business is doing, and make sure things are correct.

If you’re growing, guessing, or just hoping the numbers are right, don’t wait for a $17,000 mistake in your top line to set you back. It will impact your mindset as much as your next move.

Our Done For You Bookkeeping Services catch the mistakes, clean up the mess, and give you real data you can build on.

We don’t just track the past, we protect your future.
Hire us, and let’s get your books working as hard as you do.

Lub you,
Crystal 🦄